Petrucka Power

Sunday, August 3, 2014

Iowa Trip, June 2014

My parents have a neighbor who is a professor of reptiles and breeds them in his home. We stopped by and the kids weren't afraid at all holding snakes and lizards!

Lillia wasn't too fond of getting close!!

Adam's face here is hilarious! It looks like he might be grossed out, but it's actually pure excitement!

We had the missionaries over one night since my kids never get that experience living in Utah. We had a cookout in the back yard and played volleyball. Hazel was very taken by the missionary standing to the left of her in the first pic. She even asked him to marry her about an hour after they met! I've got to watch out for that girl!!

Amanda and Lydia

Sorry for the nakedness in this one, but it's just so cute!! Hazel and Lillia gettin their hair done in the tub!

Eating out before going to see Wolverine 2

Hazel got to sit on the birthday saddle and a free bowl of icecream!

Lydia was thrilled Lillia would sit on her lap!

The two we've prayed many days for this last year!

Outside the restaurant: Tammy, Lillia, Amanda, Liesl, Jenna, & Adam as the photo bomber!

At the Children's Museum

Putting on a skit for us at the Children's Museum

Slip N Slide fun at Grammy Jane and Grandpa Tim's back yard!

Hazel's 5th birthday celebration in Iowa!
Her Candy Cake she requested. It was the funnest cake by far to make!

So good to see Dad smiling and laughing!

Lydia, Aunt Stephy, Hazel

Aunt Jenna gave Hazel some beautiful makeup for her gift! Yay! There's a little sarcasm in there! Hehe!

The party's getting a little wild now! I don't even know what to say except, "Mary, Mary, Mary!"

I think Dad looks good in Pink!!

Our friends the Hansen's stopped by! They just returned from a mission in Japan!

Saturday, May 3, 2014

Mary - Prom

So cute together! They had lots of fun with their group of friends from school before prom too! In the second pic, David is trying to help Hazel photo bomb the picture.

Lydia running on crutches

Also, here is my footage of Lydia at the walk a thon. I didn't get the first big cheer all the kids did for her because I wasn't expecting it. Also, I love the second one where all the cheerleaders are surrounding her.

Lydia with our awesome neighbor, Larry McLay, who adores her to death, and took her and his granddaughters out to eat the other day to Olive Garden. She said he had her laughing the whole time!

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Here are some pictures and videos from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers the girls were in. It was so fun to watch! These are the only two clips that would load on the site. The others are too big of files, so we'll have to show it to you next time you visit! ;)

Hazel - Power: Getting What She Wants!

Hazel is 3 years old! She's my baby and always will be! She's definitely a Momma's girl, but she goes to nursery at church like a big girl and loves it! She's the most petite of my kids physically, but probably one of the strongest personalities! Even Thor listens to her! She tells him to sit, stay, and drop it! She is very stubborn and is used to getting her way. She sure knows how to throw a fit when she doesn't!! Hazel loves putting on eyeshadow and lipgloss, lots of it! She's really into looking 'so pretty' and wearing dresses all the time. Everyone that's around her age, Hazel calls them her 'Best Friend'. She has about 20 best friends! She loves her duckies, babies, horses, Barbies, My Little Pet Shops, and Scooby Doo. Hazel loves anything with sugar in it, BBQ chicken, Fetticinni and fruit. She has the sweetest smile and is always super cuddly for her Mommy. I just can't get enough of my Hazel!

Lydia - Power: Sparkles

Lydia LOVES anything with sparkles! She shoots them from her eyes, and when she dances there are always sparkles present! Lydia is a joy to be with! She is almost 7 years old and is in the 1st grade. She is in a Chinese immersion program and she is just loving it so far! She loves going to school and eating lunch there and having THREE recesses! She feels so grown up now and tries to act very grown up too! Lydia always has to be doing something exciting! If there is five minutes of down time she thinks its the most boring day ever! She's always coming up with ways to have a club or a party or a pretend sleep over. She would play with one of her friends every minute of every day if she could! She has her own pet Betta fish named Rainbow. Lydia's favorite things are Legend of Kora, Scooby Doo, Barbie movies, The Lorax, The Gummy Bears, wearing skirts, playing at the park, and making presents for people. She said, "A girl like me really should make presents." She loves eating cucumbers, mango, pretty much any kind of fruit, and can never get enough sauce. Any kind of sauce and she loves it! Our sweet Lydia has a very special place in our hearts!

Adam - Power: TriForce

Adam's Petrucka Power is TriForce which makes him the master of swords! Adam is 11 years old and is in 6th grade. Adam is in love with video games, Wii games, computer games, and now especially Ipod touch games since he got one for his birthday! He loves our famiy dog, Thor and is always willing to take him on a walk. Thor loves playing tug of war with Adam. He just started some light weight lifting with his Dad and can't wait to have big muscles like his Dad. Adam loves building K-nex sets and it's amazing all the cool creations he comes up with. He loves the Fablehaven book series and Joy is reading him the Percy Jackson books now which he loves too. His favorite foods are Swedish pancakes, Hawaiian Pork, pepperoni pizza, and ice cream sundaes. He loves going fly fishing with his Poppop and is getting quite good at it. He can cast it out and catch a fish all by himself now. He's in 11 year old scouts now and really enjoys that. He's earned his square knot, and his Arrow of Light. He's great at entertaining Hazel and can take quite a beating from her. He has an awesome sense of humor and is always cracking me up!

Mary - Power: Being Awesome!

In Mary's words, her power is being awesome! And she is, totally awesome! Mary is 13 1/2 years old and is in 8th grade. She is an awesome babysitter and is always there for me when I need her. She has a knack for being creative, I'm always amazed at the things she comes up with. She also writes such amazing poems. Mary is so fun and the life of the party and has been able to make friends easily. She loves Junior High and gets straight A's! She loves drama and chorus and made it into the advanced choir that you have to try for. Her best subject is math and Mary is in the advanced math class. She has her own pet cat Moony and is great at caring for him. She loves reading books, owns all the seasons of Monk, and has quite a coin collection. Mary is the Beehive president in Young Womens and is awesome at coming up with fun activities for the girls. She has been working hard all summer and lost 20 pounds and is still losing! She looks great!! Her favorite foods are imitation crab, sour dough bread, fruits, and pizza. The only thing you've got to watch out for with Mary is how crazy and hyper she gets, it's a little scary! Life would be so boring (and quiet) without Mary!

Joy - Power: Perfection

Joy is in 10th grade and is 15 years old. Joy has the power of perfection. Our house, her room, her school work, and herself all has to be perfect all the time! It's exhausting and wonderful all at the same time. With Joy around, my house is always straightened and her work is always done. Of course there are major conflicts with her siblings because they don't feel the same way, but hopefully her good example will rub off on them some day! Joy has her own pet cat Autumn and takes imaculate care of her, including brushing her and Moony every day. Joy's teachers all LOVE her because she is a straight A student and great at participating. She loves seminary and is going to early morning seminary this year and she is taking two college credit classes this year. She hopes to graduate with her Associates degree as well! Joys goal in life is to become a doctor, possibly a Radiologist so she can help kids like Lydia. Joy also just got her learners permit, and yes, we are freaking out! She loves watching Lord of the Rings, Avatar the Last Airbender, Legend of Korra, and Merlin. Joys favorite books are Percy Jackson, Last Apprentice, and Fablehaven. Her favorite foods are pizza, Teryaki chicken, chocolate, lasagna, apricot chicken, chocolate popcorn, and ice cream. Joy is the Miamaid president in our ward and is a great example to the other Young Women. She earned her Young Womens Medallion and her Honors Bee. We are so proud of Joy and all her accomplishments. She is truly a Joy to have as a daughter!